On the day that my Daddy died                                                             ­                 
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I went home for my last goodbye                                                          ­        
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Took my last walk around that place                                                          
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Held his jacket up to my face                                                             ­                 
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breathed in my last scent of him                                                              ­                
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thought about how I'd miss him                                                              ­    
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paid my last respects at his grave                                                            ­                            
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thanked him for all the love he gave                                                      
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Then I cursed my stubborn pride                                                        
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  because I wasn't there by his side                                                             ­     
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we had drifted apart with time                                                             ­   
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but he was always on my mind                                                             ­                   
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I was stubborn, I was proud,                                                           ­                   
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didn't say I was sorry out loud                                                             ­           
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That was the pain I'd always have,                                                        
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after all, I still loved my dad                                                              ­        
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  I felt guilty for many years to come                                                             ­     
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  didn't want to face it, I'd rather run                                                          
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But in the end, it catches up to you                                                              ­                
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and when it does, it still rings true                                                             ­       
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I had to choose to forgive myself                                                           ­       
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or live a life writhing in hell                                                             ­       
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 I've come to grips with that pain                                                             ­                 
                                                                ­                                                         whenever I see my dad again,                                                           ­                                                                 ­                                                                 ­                                        
 I'll tell him that I was so wrong                                                            ­    
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I didn't know I didn't have long                                                             ­                                                                 ­                              
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I have learned lessons along the way.                                                        
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  I tell my loved ones I care every day                                                          
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  I know I'm still my daddy's girl,                                                      
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that he's watching me from his world                                                            ­    
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I sense his presence time to time                                                             ­             
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  He tells me he is doing just fine                                                             ­         
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I know that he has forgiven me                                                              
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  and that knowledge sets me free